Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO ENSURE UNINTERRUPTED AND PERMANENT CONTINUATION OF THE ENCYCLOPEDIA IRANICA AS SIGNIFICANT WORK OF REFERENCE, ARCHIVAL RESOURCE, AND DATA BANK COVERING ALL ASPECTS OF IRANIAN CIVILIZATION IN ITS WIDEST TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL CONTEXT. SUCH A RESOURCE, EVEN WHEN SAID TO BE "COMPLETE," REQUIRES NOT ONLY CONSTANT UPDATING, BUT ALSO THE INCLUSION OF NEW ENTRIES TO KEEP ABREAST OF CURRENT RESEARCH.
THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE SCHOLARLY RESEARCH AND ALLIED COSTS NEEDED TO PRODUCE AND PUBLISH VOLUMES OF THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA IRANICA. SINCE THE FOUNDATION'S INCEPTION THROUGH 2017, THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CONTINUED WORK ON THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA IRANICA WAS CONDUCTED WITH COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ("COLUMBIA"). IN APRIL 2019, THE FOUNDATION NOTIFIED COLUMBIA THAT IT WAS TERMINATING ITS RELATIONSHIP DUE TO VARIOUS DISAGREEMENTS. THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS ARE CURRENTLY IN LITIGATION BUT THE FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ENCLYCLOPAEDIA IRANICA AND OTHER RESEARCH RELATED TO THE HISTORY OF IRANIAN CULTURE AND HISTORY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Ardavan Nozari | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Massumeh Farhad | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Sheila Canby | DIRECTOR, THRU FEB. 2019 | 5 | $0 |
| Kamran Parandian | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Chase Robinson | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Arang Keshavarzian | DIRECTOR, THRU FEB. 2019 | 5 | $0 |
| Abbas Amanat | DIRECTOR, THRU MARCH. 2019 | 5 | $0 |
| Houtan Aghili | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Ervand Abrahamian | DIRECTOR, THRU JAN. 2019 | 5 | $0 |
| Sara Khalili | VICE CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
| Nazenin Ansari | VICE CHAIR, THRU JAN. 2019 | 5 | $0 |
| Soodabeh Nelson | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| Ramine Rouhani | CHAIRMAN | 5 | $0 |
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